EP2007810B1 - Antibodies against insulin-like growth factor i receptor and uses thereof - Google Patents

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EP2007810B1
EP2007810B1 EP07724106A EP07724106A EP2007810B1 EP 2007810 B1 EP2007810 B1 EP 2007810B1 EP 07724106 A EP07724106 A EP 07724106A EP 07724106 A EP07724106 A EP 07724106A EP 2007810 B1 EP2007810 B1 EP 2007810B1
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  • the present invention relates to antibodies against insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof.
  • IGF-IR insulin-like growth factor I receptor
  • Insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR, EC 2.7.112, CD 221 antigen) belongs to the family of transmembrane protein tyrosine kinases ( LeRoith, D., et al., Endocrin. Rev. 16 (1995) 143-163 ; and Adams, T.E., et al., Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 57 (2000) 1050-1093 ). IGF-IR binds IGF-I with high affinity and initiates the physiological response to this ligand in vivo. IGF-IR also binds to IGF-II, however with slightly lower affinity.
  • IGF-IR overexpression promotes the neoplastic transformation of cells and there exists evidence that IGF-IR is involved in malignant transformation of cells and is therefore a useful target for the development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer ( Adams, T.E., et al., Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 57 (2000) 1050-1093 ).
  • Antibodies against IGF-IR are well-known in the state of the art and investigated for their antitumor effects in vitro and in vivo ( Benini, S., et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 7 (2001) 1790-1797 ; Scotlandi, K., et al., Cancer Gene Ther. 9 (2002) 296-307 ; Scotlandi, K., et al., Int. J. Cancer 101 (2002) 11-16 ; Brunetti, A., et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 165 (1989) 212-218 ; Prigent, S.A., et al., J. Biol. Chem.
  • ⁇ IR3 the monoclonal antibody against IGF-IR called ⁇ IR3 is widely used in the investigation of studying IGF-IR mediated processes and IGF-I mediated diseases such as cancer.
  • Alpha-IR-3 was described by Kull, F.C., J. Biol. Chem. 258 (1983) 6561-6566 .
  • cytostatic agents such as doxorubicin and vincristine.
  • ⁇ IR3 is a murine monoclonal antibody which is known to inhibit IGF-I binding to IGF receptor but not IGF-II binding to IGF-IR.
  • ⁇ IR3 stimulates at high concentrations tumor cell proliferation and IGF-IR phosphorylation ( Bergmann, U., et al., Cancer Res. 55 (1995) 2007-2011 ; Kato, H., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 268 (1993) 2655-2661 ).
  • There exist other antibodies e.g., 1H7, Li, S.L., et al., Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 49 (2000) 243-252 ) which inhibit IGF-II binding to IGF-IR more potently than IGF-I binding.
  • a summary of the state of the art of antibodies and their properties and characteristics is described by Adams, T.E., et al., Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 57 (2000) 1050-1093 .
  • Examples of human antibodies against IGF-IR are described in WO 02/053596 , WO2004071529 , WO2005016967 WO2006008639 , US20050249730 , US20050084906 , WO2005058967 , WO2006013472 , US20030165502 , WO2005082415 , WO2005016970 , WO03106621 , WO04083248 , WO2003100008 , WO2004087756 , WO2005005635 and WO2005094376 .
  • the invention discloses an antibody binding to IGF-IR, being of human IgG1 or IgG3 type and being glycosylated with a sugar chain at Asn297, said antibody being characterized in that the amount of fucose within said sugar chain is at least 98% ("completely fucosylated", preferred versions see below), and in addition the amount of NGNA is 1% or less and/ or the amount of N-terminal alpha-1,3-galactose is 1% or less.
  • amount means the amount of said sugar within the sugar chain at Asn297, related to the sum of G0, G1, G2 (without mannose(4 and 5)) as 100% and as calculated in example 3.
  • the amount of NGNA is 0.5% or less, more preferably 0.1% or less and even not detectable by LCMS (Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry).
  • the amount of N-terminal alpha-1,3-galactose is 0.5% or less, more preferably 0.1% or less and even not detectable by LCMS.
  • the sugar chain show preferably the characteristics of N-linked glycans attached to Asn297 of an antibody binding to IGF-IR recombinantly expressed in a CHO (chinese hamster ovary) cell.
  • the CHO cell is a CHO cell comprising deletion (e.g. DG44) or functional inactivation of both DHFR alleles or a deletion of one DHFR allel and a functional inactivation of the second DHFR allel (e.g. DXB11).
  • the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
  • the antibody is a human antibody.
  • the invention discloses a completely fucosylated antibody binding to IGF-IR and inhibiting the binding of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF-IR, characterized in that said antibody shows one or more properties selected from the group consisting of:
  • Antibodies according to the invention show benefits for patients in need of antitumor therapy and provide reduction of tumor growth and a significant prolongation of the time to progression.
  • the antibodies according to the invention have new and inventive properties causing a benefit for a patient suffering from a disease associated with an IGF deregulation, especially a tumor disease.
  • an antibody according to the invention (“completely fucosylated antibody”) does not cause ADCC (antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity) (within 3xSD (standard deviation) from reference standard antibody (antibody against keyhole limpet hemocyanin, KLH antibody)) as shown in the ADCC assay described in example).
  • the antibody is specific binding to IGF-IR, inhibiting the binding of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF-IR at the abovementioned ratio, is of IgG1 isotype, and is not activating the IGF-IR signaling even in IGF-IR overexpressing cells at a 200-fold concentration of its IC 50 value.
  • Antibodies binding to IGF-1R, having no "IGF-1 mimetic activity” in combination with “complete fucosylation” provide a strong advantage when used as a therapeutic agent.
  • the antibodies according to the invention completely inhibit IGF-I mediated signal transduction of IGF-IR in tumor cells.
  • Nucleic acids of polypeptides which are capable of assembling together with the respective other antibody chain to an antibody according to the invention are defined below:
  • the antibody is a monoclonal antibody and, in addition, a human antibody.
  • the antibody binds to IGF-IR human (EC 2.7.1.112, SwissProt P08069) in competition to antibody 18.
  • the antibody is preferably further characterized by an affinity of 10 -8 M(K D ) or less, preferably of about 10 -9 to 10 -13 M.
  • the antibody shows preferably no detectable concentration dependent inhibition of insulin binding to the insulin receptor.
  • the antibody is of IgG1 type.
  • the antibody according to the invention considerably prolongates the time to progression in relevant xenograft tumor models in comparison with vehicle treated animals and reduces tumor growth.
  • the antibody inhibits the binding of IGF-1 and IGF-II to IGF-IR in vitro and in vivo, preferably in about an equal manner for IGF-I and IGF-II.
  • the antibody according to the invention comprises as complementarity determining regions (CDRs) the following sequences:
  • variable regions and CDRs are provided by ⁇ IGF-1R> HUMAB Clone 18 (antibody 18) deposited with Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Germany. Cell line Deposition No. Date of deposit ⁇ IGF-1R> HUMAB-Clone 18 DSM ACC 2587 10.04.2003
  • the invention further provides methods for the recombinant production of such antibodies.
  • the invention further discloses methods for treating cancer, comprising administering to a patient diagnosed as having cancer (and therefore being in need of an antitumor therapy) an effective amount of an antagonistic antibody against IGF-IR according to the invention.
  • the antibody may be administered alone, in a pharmaceutical composition, or alternatively in combination with a cytotoxic treatment such as radiotherapy or a cytotoxic agent or a prodrug thereof.
  • the invention further discloses the use of an antibody according to the invention for cancer treatment and for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention.
  • the invention comprises a method for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention.
  • the invention further discloses a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody according to the invention in a pharmaceutically effective amount, optionally together with a buffer and/or an adjuvant useful for the formulation of antibodies for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • the invention further discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may be included in an article of manufacture or kit.
  • the invention further discloses a method for the production of a recombinant human antibody according to the invention, characterized by expressing a nucleic acid encoding an antibody binding to IGF-1R in a CHO host cell, which completely fucosylates said antibody and recovering said antibody from said cell.
  • the invention further comprises the antibody obtainable by such a recombinant method.
  • Figure 1 is a bar chart showing the ADCC activity or lack thereof in antibodies of the invention and in control and comparative antibodies.
  • antibody encompasses the various forms of antibodies including but not being limited to whole antibodies, antibody fragments, human antibodies, humanized antibodies and genetically engineered antibodies as long as the characteristic properties according to the invention are retained.
  • Antibody fragments comprise a portion of a full length antibody, generally at least the antigen binding portion or the variable region thereof.
  • antibody fragments include diabodies, single-chain antibody molecules, immunotoxins, and multispecific antibodies formed from antibody fragments.
  • monoclonal antibody or “monoclonal antibody composition” as used herein refer to a preparation of antibody molecules of a single amino acid composition. Accordingly, the term “human monoclonal antibody” refers to antibodies displaying a single binding specificity which have variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences.
  • chimeric antibody refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a variable region, i.e., binding region, from one source or species and at least a portion of a constant region derived from a different source or species, usually prepared by recombinant DNA techniques. Chimeric antibodies comprising a murine variable region and a human constant region are especially preferred. Such murine/human chimeric antibodies are the product of expressed immunoglobulin genes comprising DNA segments encoding murine immunoglobulin variable regions and DNA segments encoding human immunoglobulin constant regions.
  • Other forms of "chimeric antibodies" encompassed by the present invention are those in which the class or subclass has been modified or changed from that of the original antibody.
  • Such “chimeric” antibodies are also referred to as "class-switched antibodies.”
  • Methods for producing chimeric antibodies involve conventional recombinant DNA and gene transfection techniques now well known in the art. See, e.g., Morrison, S.L., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA 81 (1984) 6851-6855 ; US Patent Nos. 5,202,238 and 5,204,244 .
  • humanized antibody refers to antibodies in which the framework or "complementarity determining regions” (CDR) have been modified to comprise the CDR of an immunoglobulin of different specificity as compared to that of the parent immunoglobulin.
  • CDR complementarity determining regions
  • a murine CDR is grafted into the framework region of a human antibody to prepare the "humanized antibody.” See, e.g., Riechmann, L., et al., Nature 332 (1988) 323-327 ; and Neuberger, M.S., et al., Nature 314 (1985) 268-270 .
  • Particularly preferred CDRs correspond to those representing sequences recognizing the antigens noted above for chimeric and bifunctional antibodies.
  • human antibody is intended to include antibodies having variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences.
  • the variable heavy chain is preferably derived from germline sequence DP-50 (GenBank LO6618) and the variable light chain is preferably derived from germline sequence L6 (GenBank X01668) or the variable heavy chain is preferably derived DP-61 (GenBank M99682) and the variable light chain is derived from germline sequence L15 (GenBank K01323).
  • the constant regions of the antibody are constant regions of human IgG1 type. Such regions can be allotypic and are described by, e.g., Johnson, G., and Wu, T.T., Nucleic Acids Res. 28 (2000) 214-218 and the databases referenced therein.
  • recombinant human antibody refers to antibodies having variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences in a rearranged form.
  • the recombinant human antibodies according to the invention have been subjected to in vivo somatic hypermutation.
  • the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL regions of the recombinant antibodies are sequences that, while derived from and related to human germline VH and VL sequences, may not naturally exist within the human antibody germline repertoire in vivo.
  • binding refers to antibody binding to IGF-IR with an affinity of about 10 -13 to 10 -8 M (K D ), preferably of about 10 -13 to 10 -9 M.
  • nucleic acid molecule is intended to include DNA molecules and RNA molecules.
  • a nucleic acid molecule may be single-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is double-stranded DNA.
  • Constant domains of IgG1 or IgG3 type are glycosylated at Asn297.
  • Asn 297 according to the invention means amino acid asparagine located at about position 297 in the Fc region; based on minor sequence variations of antibodies, Asn297 can also be located some amino acids (usually not more than ⁇ 3 amino acids) upstream or downstream. For example, in one antibody according to the invention "Asn297" is located at amino acid position 298.
  • Glycosylation of human IgG1 or IgG3 occurs at Asn297 as core fucosylated bianntennary complex oligosaccharide glycosylation terminated with up to 2 Gal (galactose) residues.
  • These structures are designated as G0, G1 ( ⁇ 1,6 or ⁇ 1,3) or G2 glycan residues, depending from the amount of terminal Gal residues ( Raju, T.S., BioProcess Int. 1 (2003) 44-53 ).
  • CHO type glycosylation of antibody Fc parts is e.g. described by Routier, F.H., Glycoconjugate J. 14 (1997) 201-207 .
  • variable region denotes each of the pair of light and heavy chains which is involved directly in binding the antibody to the antigen.
  • the domains of variable human light and heavy chains have the same general structure and each domain comprises four framework (FR) regions whose sequences are widely conserved, connected by three "hypervariable regions” (or complementarity determining regions, CDRs).
  • the framework regions adopt a ⁇ -sheet conformation and the CDRs may form loops connecting the ⁇ -sheet structure.
  • the CDRs in each chain are held in their three-dimensional structure by the framework regions and form together with the CDRs from the other chain the antigen binding site.
  • the antibody heavy and light chain CDR3 regions play a particularly important role in the binding specificity/affinity of the antibodies according to the invention and therefore provide a further object of the invention.
  • hypervariable region or "antigen-binding portion of an antibody” when used herein refer to the amino acid residues of an antibody which are responsible for antigen-binding.
  • the hypervariable region comprises amino acid residues from the "complementarity determining regions" or "CDRs".
  • “Framework” or "FR” regions are those variable domain regions other than the hypervariable region residues as herein defined. Therefore, the light and heavy chains of an antibody comprise from N- to C-terminus the domains FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, and FR4.
  • CDR3 of the heavy chain is the region which contributes most to antigen binding.
  • CDR and FR regions are determined according to the standard definition of Kabat, E.A. et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th ed., Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. (1991 )) and/or those residues from a "hypervariable loop".
  • binding to IGF-IR means the binding of the antibody to IGF-IR in an in vitro assay, preferably in a binding assay in which the antibody is bound to a surface and binding of IGF-IR is measured by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). Binding means a binding affinity (K D ) of 10 -8 M or less, preferably 10 -13 to 10 -9 M.
  • Binding to IGF-IR can be investigated by a BIAcore assay (Pharmacia Biosensor AB, Uppsala, Sweden).
  • the affinity of the binding is defined by the terms ka (rate constant for the association of the antibody from the antibody/antigen complex), kd (dissociation constant), and K D (kd/ka).
  • the antibodies according to the invention show a K D of 10 -10 M or less.
  • the binding of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF-IR is also inhibited by the antibodies according to the invention.
  • the inhibition is measured as IC 50 in an assay for binding of IGF-I/IGF-II to IGF-IR on tumor cells.
  • an assay for binding of IGF-I/IGF-II to IGF-IR on tumor cells.
  • Such an assay is described in Example 7.
  • the amount of radiolabeled IGF-I or IGF-II or IGF-IR binding fragments thereof bound to the IGF-IR provided at the surface of said tumor cells (e.g. HT29) is measured without and with increasing concentrations of the antibody.
  • IC 50 values of the antibodies according to the invention for the binding of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF-IR are no more than 2 nM and the ratio of the IC 50 values for binding of IGF-I/IGF-II to IGF-IR is about 1:3 to 3:1.
  • IC 50 values are measured as average or median values of at least three independent measurements. Single IC 50 values may be out of the scope.
  • inhibiting the binding of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF-IR refers to inhibiting the binding of I 125 -labeled IGF-I or IGF-II to IGF-IR presented on the surface of HT29 (ATCC HTB-38) tumor cells in an in vitro assay. Inhibiting means an IC 50 value of 2 nM or lower.
  • IGF-IR expressing cells refers to such cells which are overexpressing IGF-I receptor to about at least 20,000 receptors/cell.
  • Such cells are, for example, tumor cell lines such as NCI H322M or HT29, or a cell line (e.g. 3T3 ATCC CRL1658) overexpressing IGF-IR after transfection with an expression vector for IGF-IR.
  • the amount of receptors per cell is measured according to Lammers, R., et al., EMBO J. 8 (1989) 1369-1375 .
  • the term "inhibiting of IGF-IR phosphorylation” refers to a cellular phosphorylation assay using 3T3 cells providing 400,000 to 600,000 molecules IGF-IR per cell in a medium containing 0.5% heat inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS) when compared to such an assay without said antibody. Phosphorylation is detected by Western blotting using an antibody specific for tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins. Such an assay is described in Example 11. Heat inactivation of FCS is performed by short term heating to 56° C for inactivation of the complement system.
  • FCS heat inactivated fetal calf serum
  • the term "inhibiting of PKB phosphorylation” refers to a cellular phosphorylation assay using 3T3 cells providing 400,000 to 600,000 molecules IGF-IR per cell in a medium containing 0.5% heat inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS) when compared to such an assay without said antibody.
  • Phosphorylation is detected by Western blotting using an antibody specific for PKB phosphoylated at serine 473 of PKB (Akt 1, Swiss Prot Acc. No. P31749). Such an assay is described in Example 11.
  • ADCC antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
  • IGF-I mediated signal transduction refers to the inhibition of IGF-I-mediated phosphorylation of IGF-IR.
  • IGF-IR expressing cells preferably H322M cells
  • an antibody according to the invention an antibody concentration of 5 nM or higher is useful.
  • an SDS PAGE is performed and phosphorylation of IGF-IR is measured by Western blotting analysis with an antibody specific for phosphorylated tyrosine.
  • Complete inhibition of the signal transduction is found if on the Western blot visibly no band can be detected which refers to phosphorylated IGF-IR.
  • the antibodies according to the invention show preferably a binding to the same epitope of IGF-IR as antibody 18 or are inhibited in binding to IGF-IR due to steric hindrance of binding by antibody 18. Binding inhibition can be detected by an SPR assay using immobilized antibody 18 and IGF-IR at a concentration of 20-50 nM and the antibody to be detected at a concentration of 100 nM. A signal reduction of 50% or more shows that the antibody competes with antibody 18. Such an assay can be performed in the same manner by using antibody 22 as an immobilized antibody.
  • epitope means a protein determinant capable of specific binding to an antibody.
  • Epitopes usually consist of chemically active surface groupings of molecules such as amino acids or sugar side chains and usually have specific three dimensional structural characteristics, as well as specific charge characteristics. Conformational and nonconformational epitopes are distinguished in that the binding to the former but not the latter is lost in the presence of denaturing solvents.
  • the antibodies according to the invention inhibit IGF-IR phosphorylation of tyrosine and preferably also PKB phosphorylation of tyrosine to a similar extent.
  • the antibodies according to the invention preferably downregulate the IGF-IR protein level in tumor cells and in tumors , e.g. xenograft tumors.
  • the antibodies according to the invention inhibit preferably the three-dimensional growth of tumor cells in a colony formation assay as well as proliferation of IGF-IR expressing cells (e.g. NIH 3T3 cells).
  • the antibodies according to the invention preferably do not inhibit binding of insulin to insulin receptor in a binding competition assay on insulin receptor overexpressing 3T3 cells using the antibody in a concentration of 200 nmol/l.
  • the antibodies according to the invention are produced by recombinant means in a CHO cell which completely fucosylate the antibody.
  • nucleic acids encoding light and heavy chains or fragments thereof are inserted into expression vectors by standard methods. Expression is performed in such CHO cells, and the antibody is recovered from the cells (supernatant or cells after lysis).
  • a useful CHO host cell can be produced by a method comprising cultivating a CHO cell, transfected with nucleic acid encoding an antibody according to the invention, under DHFR selection pressure, picking single clones expanding the clones and selecting a clone producing an antibody with the glycosylation pattern according to the invention. Preferably cultivation is performed for at least two, preferably at least three weeks.
  • the CHO cell is preferably a DG44 cell.
  • CHO cell encompasses the various forms of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells based on two functionally inactive, preferably deleted, dhfr alleles (dihydrofolate reductase deficient (dhfr - )).
  • dhfr- cells and methods for their generation are described e.g. in Urlaub, G. et al., Cell 33 (1983) 405-412 ; Chasin, L. et al., Som. Cell Molec. Genet. 12 (1986) 555-556 ; Kolkekar, A.S. et al., Biochemistry 36 (1997) 10901-10909 .
  • the cell is a DG44 cell line.
  • CHO dhfr- cells can be produced using gamma rays to eliminate the entire dhfr locus.
  • dhfr is an essential enzyme for de novo synthesis of glycine, purines, and thymidylate. This allows the dhfr gene encoded on plasmids to be used as a dominant selectable marker and a gene amplifier for the expression of proteins in dhfr- deficient cell lines.
  • the dhfr- mutation in DG44 cells is stable and irreversible.
  • CHO cells successfully co-transfected with expression vector(s) for an antibody of human IgG1 or IgG3 type and the DHFR gene will possess the dhfr+ phenotype and can readily be selected by culturing the colonies on media devoid of thymidine and hypoxanthine and optionally containing methotrexate (MTX) for amplification.
  • MTX methotrexate
  • DG44 cells are well known in the state of the art and e. g. commercial available as cell lines e.g. from Invitrogen Corp.(USA). DG44 cells can grow adherent, in suspension and/or in serum-free medium.
  • the expressions "cell,” “cell line,” and “cell culture” are used interchangeably and all such designations of CHO dhfr- cell lines (two deleted dhfr alleles) include progeny.
  • the words “transformants” and “transformed cells” include the primary subject cell and cultures derived therefrom without regard for the number of transfers. It is also understood that all progeny may not be precisely identical in DNA content, due to deliberate or inadvertent mutations. Variant progeny that have the glycosylation properties according to the invention as screened for in the originally transformed cell are included.
  • the CHO dhfr- cell line is co-amplified with at least DHFR as one selectable marker gene.
  • a mammalian expression vector containing the selectable marker(s) and the antibody gene are co-transfected into recipient CHO cells. The resulting colonies may be selected and colonies exhibiting the expected phenotype are capable of expressing the antibody. Additional selectable markers are or may not be of a dominant nature. Examples of additional selectable markers for use co-transfection include adenosine deaminase ( Kaufman, R.J., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
  • the selectable markers may also provide the basis upon which the genes encoding the antibody may be amplified.
  • the vector DNAs are often integrated into the chromosome of the cell at the same locus.
  • the use of only one of the selectable markers as the basis for amplification normally results in a parallel increase in the copy number of both genes.
  • One particular selectable marker for use in this way is dhfr which enables the desired amplification to be obtained through the use of increasing concentrations of MTX (methotrexate).
  • a second preferred selectable marker is GS which allows amplification by the addition of methionine sulphoximine (MSX).
  • the selectable markers are of course under the control of regulatory elements of DNA so as to provide for their expression.
  • the regulatory elements are preferably of a viral source, such as from DNA tumor viruses.
  • Particularly preferred are the use of an SV40 or adenovirus major late promoter. It is particularly advantageous in this regard to remove the enhancer element from the promoter thus effectively "crippling" it. This modification allows for increased levels of gene amplification at each concentration of methotrexate selection than would otherwise occur if a strong promoter was used.
  • an example of a suitable promoter is the mouse metallothionein promoter.
  • the antibodies may be present in whole cells, in the supernant, in a cell lysate, or in a partially purified or substantially pure form. Purification is performed in order to eliminate other cellular components or other contaminants, e.g. other cellular nucleic acids or proteins, by standard techniques, including alkaline/SDS treatment, CsCl banding, column chromatography, agarose gel electrophoresis, and others well known in the art. See Ausubel, F., et al., ed. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Greene Publishing and Wiley Interscience, New York (1987 ).
  • control sequences that are suitable for prokaryotes include a promoter, optionally an operator sequence, and a ribosome binding site.
  • Eukaryotic cells are known to utilize promoters, enhancers and polyadenylation signals.
  • Nucleic acid is "operably linked" when it is placed into a functional relationship with another nucleic acid sequence.
  • DNA for a presequence or secretory leader is operably linked to DNA for a polypeptide if it is expressed as a preprotein that participates in the secretion of the polypeptide;
  • a promoter or enhancer is operably linked to a coding sequence if it affects the transcription of the sequence; or
  • a ribosome binding site is operably linked to a coding sequence if it is positioned so as to facilitate translation.
  • "operably linked” means that the DNA sequences being linked are contiguous, and, in the case of a secretory leader, contiguous and in reading frame. However, enhancers do not have to be contiguous. Linking is accomplished by ligation at convenient restriction sites. If such sites do not exist, the synthetic oligonucleotide adaptors or linkers are used in accordance with conventional practice.
  • the monoclonal antibodies can be suitably separated from a hybridoma culture medium by conventional immunoglobulin purification procedures such as, for example, protein A-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis, dialysis, or affinity chromatography.
  • DNA and RNA encoding the monoclonal antibodies is readily isolated from the hybridoma and sequenced using conventional procedures.
  • the hybridoma cells can serve as a source of such DNA and RNA. Once identified and isolated, the DNA may be inserted into expression vectors, which are then transfected into CHO cells that do not otherwise produce immunoglobulin protein, to obtain the synthesis of recombinant monoclonal antibodies in the host cells.
  • the invention also discloses to immunoconjugates comprising the antibody according to the invention conjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin (e.g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, or fragments thereof), a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate) or a prodrug of a cytotoxic agent.
  • a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin (e.g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, or fragments thereof), a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate) or a prodrug of a cytotoxic agent.
  • a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin (e.g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, or fragments thereof
  • Enzymatically active toxins and fragments thereof which can be used include diphtheria A chain, nonbinding active fragments of diphtheria toxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin A chain, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleuritesfordii proteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII, and PAP-S), momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonaria officinalis inhibitor, gelonin, mitogellin, restrictocin, phenomycin, enomycin and the tricothecenes.
  • diphtheria A chain nonbinding active fragments of diphtheria toxin
  • exotoxin A chain from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • ricin A chain abrin A chain
  • modeccin A chain alpha-sarc
  • Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using a variety of bifunctional protein coupling agents such as N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane (IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters; (such as dimethyl adipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate), aldehydes (such as glutaraldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis (p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such as bis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediatnine), diisocyanates (such as tolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene).
  • SPDP N-succinimidyl-3
  • a ricin immunotoxin can be prepared as described in Vitetta, E.S., et al., Science 238 (1987) 1098-1104 ).
  • Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylene triaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent for conjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. See WO 94/11026 .
  • the present invention discloses a composition, e.g. a pharmaceutical composition, containing an antibody of the present invention, formulated together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • compositions also can be administered in combination therapy, i.e., combined with other agents.
  • the combination therapy can include a composition of the present invention with at least one anti-tumor agent, like a chemotherapeutic agent, a cytotoxic agent or a prodrug or other conventional therapy.
  • a “chemotherapeutic agent” is a chemical compound useful in the treatment of cancer.
  • chemotherapeutic agents include Adriamycin, Doxorubicin, 5-Fluorouracil, Cytosine arabinoside ("Ara-C"), Cyclophosphamide, Thiotepa, Taxotere (docetaxel), Busulfan, Gemcitabine, Cytoxin, Taxol, Methotrexate, Cisplatin, Melphalan, Vinblastine, Bleomycin, Etoposide, Ifosfamide, Mitomycin C, Mitoxantrone, Vincreistine, Vinorelbine, Carboplatin, Teniposide, Daunomycin, Carminomycin, Aminopterin, Dactinomycin, Mitomycins, Esperamicins (see US Patent No. 4,675,187 ), Melphalan and other related nitrogen mustards.
  • cytotoxic agent refers to a substance that inhibits or prevents the function of cells and/or causes destruction of cells.
  • the term is intended to include radioactive isotopes, chemotherapeutic agents, and toxins such as enzymatically active toxins of bacterial fungal, plant or animal origin, or fragments thereof.
  • prodrug refers to a precursor or derivative form of a pharmaceutically active substance that is less cytotoxic to tumor cells compared to the parent drug and is capable of being enzymatically activated or converted into the more active parent form. See, e.g., Wilman, D.E., Biochemical Society Transactions 14 (1986) 375-382 , and Stella, V.J. et al., "Prodrugs: A Chemical Approach to Targeted Drug Delivery,” In: Directed Drug Delivery, Borchardt, R.T. et al., (eds.), pp. 247-267, Humana Press, Clifton, New Jersey (1985 ).
  • the prodrugs of this invention include, but are not limited to, phosphate-containing prodrugs, thiophosphate- containing prodrugs, sulfate-containing prodrugs, peptide-containing prodrugs, D-amino acid-modified prodrugs, glycosylated prodrugs, ⁇ -lactam ring prodrugs, optionally substituted phenoxyacetamide-containing prodrugs or optionally substituted phenylacetamide-containing prodrugs, 5-fluorocytosine and other 5-fluorouridine prodrugs which can be converted into the more active cytotoxic free drug.
  • cytotoxic drugs that can be derivatized into a prodrug form for use in this invention include, but are not limited to, those chemotherapeutic agents described above.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier includes any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, and the like that are physiologically compatible.
  • the carrier is suitable for intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, parenteral, spinal or epidermal administration (e.g. by injection or infusion).
  • a “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to a salt that retains the desired biological activity of the antibody and does not impart any undesired toxicological effects (see e.g. Berge, S.M., et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 66 (1977) 1-19 ). Such salts are included in the invention. Examples of such salts include acid addition salts and base addition salts. Acid addition salts include those derived from nontoxic inorganic acids, such as hydrochloric salts.
  • composition disclosed herein can be administered by a variety of methods known in the art. As will be appreciated by the skilled artisan, the route and/or mode of administration will vary depending upon the desired results.
  • the compound may be administered to a subject in an appropriate carrier, for example, liposomes, or a diluent.
  • an appropriate carrier for example, liposomes, or a diluent.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable diluents include saline and aqueous buffer solutions.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include sterile aqueous solutions or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersion.
  • sterile aqueous solutions or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersion.
  • the use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically active substances is known in the art.
  • parenteral administration and “administered parenterally” as used herein means modes of administration other than enteral and topical administration, usually by injection, and includes, without limitation, intravenous, intramuscular, intraarterial, intrathecal, intracapsular, intraorbital, intracardiac, intradermal, intraperitoneal, transtracheal, subcutaneous, subcuticular, intraarticular, subcapsular, subarachnoid, intraspinal, epidural and intrasternal injection and infusion.
  • compositions may also contain adjuvants such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifying agents and dispersing agents. Prevention of presence of microorganisms may be ensured both by sterilization procedures, supra, and by the inclusion of various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, paraben, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid, and the like. It may also be desirable to include isotonic agents, such as sugars, sodium chloride, and the like into the compositions. In addition, prolonged absorption of the injectable pharmaceutical form may be brought about by the inclusion of agents which delay absorption such as aluminum monostearate and gelatin.
  • the compounds of the present invention which may be used in a suitable hydrated form, and/or the pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein, are formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms by conventional methods known to those of skill in the art.
  • Actual dosage levels of the active ingredients in the pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein may be varied so as to obtain an amount of the active ingredient which is effective to achieve the desired therapeutic response for a particular patient, composition, and mode of administration, without being toxic to the patient.
  • the selected dosage level will depend upon a variety of pharmacokinetic factors including the activity of the particular compositions of the present invention employed, the route of administration, the time of administration, the rate of excretion of the particular compound being employed, the duration of the treatment, other drugs, compounds and/or materials used in combination with the particular compositions employed, the age, sex, weight, condition, general health and prior medical history of the patient being treated, and like factors well known in the medical arts.
  • composition must be sterile and fluid to the extent that the composition is deliverable by syringe.
  • carrier preferably is an isotonic buffered saline solution.
  • Proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by use of coating such as lecithin, by maintenance of required particle size in the case of dispersion and by use of surfactants.
  • isotonic agents for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol or sorbitol, and sodium chloride in the composition.
  • a completely fucosylated antibody according to the invention is useful for the treatment of NSCLC (non-small cell lung carcinoma), preferably in combination with Erlotinib (Tarceva ® ), for the treatment of breast cancer, preferably in combination with Herceptin ® (Trastuzumab), and pancreatic tumors, preferably in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar ® ).
  • the parental cell line used for the generation of a cell line for recombinant IgG expression is a Chinese hamster ovarian (CHO) cell line, CHO-DG44 ( Flintoff, W.F. et al., Somat. Cell Genet. 2 (1976) 245-261 ; Flintoff et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 2 (1982) 275-285 ; Urlaub, G. et al., Cell 33 (1983) 405-412 ; Urlaub, G. et al., Somat. Cell Mol. Genet. 12 (1986) 555-566 ).
  • CHO-DG44 cells have lost both endogenous loci for the enzyme Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR).
  • DHFR Dihydrofolate Reductase
  • CHO-DG44 cells were grown in MEM alpha Minus Medium (Gibco No. 22561), 10% dialysed FCS (Gibco No. 26400-044) and 2 mmol/L L-Glutamine, 100 ⁇ M Hypoxanthin, 16 ⁇ M Thymidin (HT supplement).
  • the expression system comprised the CMV promoter and is described in table 1.
  • IGF-1R WO2005005635 ; AK18 or AK22
  • Table 1 Bp Vector element / DNA segment 1-26 Unique restriction sites: SgrAI, Sse83871 27-614 Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) promoter (CMV-Prom) including human CMV IE promoter including synthetic 5'-UTR 615-641 Linker 642-780 Murine Ig heavy chain leader sequence (L1, signal sequence intron, L2) 642-686 L1 687-768 Signal intron (SS intron) 769-780 L2 781-1105
  • HCMV Human cytomegalovirus
  • SV40 origin 6089-6105 Linker 6106-6672 Murine DHFR gene (murine DHFR) 6673-6679 Linker 6680-6944 SV40 polyadenylation signal (SV40 pA) 6945-7181 Linker 7182-8941 Bacterial origin of replication and selective marker derived from plasmid pUC18 7182-7792 Origin of replication ("pUC origin") 7793-7939 Linker 7940-8847 ⁇ -Lactamase gene (Ap(r)) 8848-8941 Linker 8942-9529 Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) promoter (CMV-Prom) including human CMV IE promoter including synthetic 5'-UTR 9530-9556 Linker 9557-9696 Murine Ig heavy chain leader sequence (L1, signal sequence intron, L2) 9557-9602 L1 9603-9685 Signal intron (SS intron) 9686-9696 L2 9697
  • DG44 cells were put under selection pressure consisting of MEM alpha Minus Medium, 10% dialysed FCS and 2 mmol/L L-Glutamine and 20nM Methotrexate (MTX). After 3 weeks under selection pressure, single clones were picked from the plate and expanded.
  • Clones were adapted to growth in suspension culture and serum-free medium, HyQ SFM4 CHO-Utility (HyClone #SH30516) containing 20nM MTX. In parallel, the glycopattern profile was determined. Subclones were selected providing defucosylation of 2.0% or lower (referring to total molar oligosaccharide amount).
  • 3x10 5 cells were grown in 125ml shake flasks (Corning) filled with 30ml medium at 37°C, 5% CO2, 100rpm for 10 days. Cell density was measured by CASY Counter and supernatant was taken for determination of antibody concentration by protein A affinity chromatography. About 20ml of each supernatant was purified for further biochemical characterization by Protein A chromatography (equilibration with PBS, wash with 25mM sodium citrate buffer pH 5.2, elution with 100mM sodium citrate buffer pH 2.8, CIP with 10mM NaOH).
  • LCMS Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
  • the CHO cell line clone 5 (hu MAb ⁇ IGF-1R>B1-4E10_9-16) was deposited, under the Budapest Treaty on the international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent procedure, with Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Germany, on June 21, 2006 under Accession No. DSM ACC 2795.
  • the media used for cultivation of the different clones were obtained from Hyclone (HyQ SFM4 CHO-Utility, used for clone 4-6) or Sigma (C-8862 used for clone 1-3 and 7).
  • LCMS peptide map analysis was performed by integration of the specific ion chromatograms of all charge states for all glycopeptides.
  • NGNA Bisecting GlcNac and NGNA were not detectable.
  • the amount of NGNA is 0.5% or lower, and is also 0.1 % or lower.
  • the amount of bisecting GlcNac is also 0.5% or lower, and 0.1 % or lower.
  • H27_ G0 - H27_G4 Glycopeptide H27 (containing Asn298) with fucosylated biantennary complex type carbohydrate with x-terminal galactose (e.g. G4 with 4 galactose units)
  • Relative amount without Fuc percentage of Fuc related to all G0, G1, G2 without mannose(4 and 5) glycostructure (high mannose).
  • H27_G1_1NGNA - H27_G3_2NGNA Glycopeptide H27 (containing Asn298) with fucosylated biantennary complex type carbohydrate with x-terminal galactose units (e.g. G2 with 2 units) bearing one to two N-glycolyl-neuraminic acids.
  • Relative amount without Fuc percentage of Fuc related to all G0, G1, G2 without mannose(4 and 5) glycostructure (high mannose).
  • ADCC antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
  • DU 145 prostate cancer cells (HTB-81 ATCC; 1 x 106 in 2 to 4 ml RPMI-FM) expressing IGF-IR were labeled with 1 ⁇ l bis(acetoxymethyl) 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine-6,6"-dicarboxylate (BATDA) solution for 25 minutes at 37°C in a cell incubator.
  • BATDA bis(acetoxymethyl) 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine-6,6"-dicarboxylate
  • Cells were washed four times with 10 ml of RPMI-FM and spun for 10 minutes at 200 xg with brake. Afterwards, cells were adjusted to a concentrations of 1 x 10 5 cells per ml.
  • 5,000 cells were plated per well in a round bottom plate corresponding to a volume of 50 ⁇ l.
  • HuMAb antibodies were added at a final concentration ranging from 25-0.1 ng/ml in a volume of 50 ⁇ l cell culture medium. Subsequently, 50 ⁇ l of effector cells, PBMC freshly isolated from whole blood or purified effector cells from buffycoats, were added at an E:T ratio in the range of 25:1. The plates were centrifuged immediately for 1 minute at 200 xg with brake, and incubated for 2 hours at 37°C. After incubation the cells were spun down for 10 minutes at 200 xg and 20 ⁇ l of supernatant were transferred to an Optiplate 96-F microtiterplate. 200 ⁇ l of Europium solution (at room temperature) were added and the mixture was incubated for 15 minutes on a shaker. Resulting fluorescence was measured in a time-resolved fluorometer using the EU-TDA protocol from Perkin Elmer.
  • the magnitude of cell lysis by ADCC is expressed as % of the maximum release of TDA from the target cells lysed by detergent corrected for spontaneous release of 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine-6,6"-dicarboxylate (TDA) from the respective target cells.
  • TDA 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine-6,6"-dicarboxylate
  • Human tumor cells (HT29, NCI H322M, 0.5 to 1 x 10 5 /ml) were plated in RPMI 1640 medium (PAA, Cat. No. E15-039) supplemented with 2 mM L-Glutamin, 1x non-essential amino acids (Gibco, Cat. No. 11140-035), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco, Cat. No. 11360-039) and 10% heat inactivated FCS (PAA, Cat. No. A15-771).
  • Six bottles in the T175 format were inoculated with 20 ml cells in the respective medium for each experiment and cultivated for two days at 37°C and 5% CO 2 to obtain confluent cell monolayers.
  • Cells were reisolated by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 1000 rpm (Heraeus sepatech, Omnifuge 2.0 RS) and resuspended in 50 ml of binding buffer (120 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCI, 1.2 mM MgSO 4 , 1 mM EDTA, 10 mM D(+)glucose, 15 mM NaAc, 100 mM Hepes pH 7.6, 1% BSA). Cells were counted, reisolated by centrifugation and adjusted with binding buffer to 1 x 10 6 cells/ml.
  • binding buffer 120 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCI, 1.2 mM MgSO 4 , 1 mM EDTA, 10 mM D(+)glucose, 15 mM NaAc, 100 mM Hepes pH 7.6, 1% BSA.
  • I 125 -labeled IGF-I and IGF-II peptides (Amersham, ⁇ 2000 Ci/mmol, Cat. No. IM172 and IM238), solubilized in 0.1% CH 3 COOH, were diluted in binding buffer to a final activity of 4 x 10 5 counts/(minute x ml).
  • 75 ⁇ l of antibody at the specified concentrations together with 25 ⁇ l of prediluted I 125 -labeled IGF-I or IGF-II peptide was added to 200 ⁇ l of cell suspension and incubated for 3,5 h at 4°C. Cells were reisolated by centrifugation for 5 minutes at 2000 rpm (Eppendorf, 5415C) and supernatant removed.
  • the average IC 50 value for antibody 18 is 0.3 nM. No detectable inhibition for IGF-II binding could be observed.
  • IGF-IR IGF-I receptor
  • Human tumor cells (HT29, NCI H322M, 5 x 10 4 /ml) were plated in RPMI 1640 medium (PAA, Cat. No. E15-039) supplemented with 2 mM L-Glutamin, 1x non-essential aminoacids (Gibco, Cat. No. 11140-035), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco, Cat. No. 11360-039) and 0.5% heat inactivated FCS (PAA, Cat. No. A15-771).
  • IC 50 values 12 well plates were inoculated with 1 ml cells in the respective medium for each experiment and cultivated for two days at 37°C and 5% CO 2 .
  • IGF-IR immunoprecipitation of IGF-IR
  • the remaining supernatant of cell lysates underwent a clearifying spin (10 minutes at 13000 rpm and 4°C) right before 1 ⁇ l of an polyclonal antibody against IGF-IR ⁇ (C-20, Santa Cruz Biotechnologies) or a murine monoclonal antibody (IgG1) which recognizes an epitope within amino acids 440-586 of the extracellular domain ( ⁇ -chain) of the human IGF Type 1 Receptor was added (mAb 24-55, GroPep).
  • IgG1 murine monoclonal antibody
  • a phosphotyrosine specific antibody (Upstate, clone 4G10, Cat. No. 05-321) was used to determine phosphorylation status of immunopurified IGF-IR.
  • an antibody with specificity for phosphorylated Ser473 (Cell Signalling, Cat. No. 9271) was applied.
  • antibody 18 can inhibit IGF-1 mediated phosphorylation of IGF-1R and PKB with an IC 50 of 0.6 nM.
  • IGF-I receptor IGF-IR
  • Human tumor cells (HT29, 5 x 10 4 cells/ml) in RPMI 1640 medium (PAA, Cat. No. E15-039) supplemented with 2 mM L-Glutamin, 1x non-essential aminoacids (Gibco, Cat. No. 11140-035), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco, Cat. No. 11360-039) and 10% heat inactivated FCS (PAA, Cat. No. A15-771). For each incubation period one 12 well plate was inoculated with 1 ml cells in the respective medium for each experiment and cultivated for 24 hours at 37°C and 5% CO 2 .
  • PAA Human tumor cells
  • the medium was carefully removed and replaced by different concentrations of antibody diluted in the respective medium.
  • medium was replaced by either medium without antibody or medium with a control antibody (AB-1, Oncogene, Cat. No. GR11).
  • AB-1 Oncogene, Cat. No. GR11
  • Cells were incubated at 37°C and 5% CO 2 and individual plates were taken out for further processing after 15 minutes, 24 hours and 48 hours.
  • the medium was carefully removed by aspiration and 100 ⁇ l of cold lysis buffer was added per well (50mM Hepes pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EGTA, 10% glycerol, 1% Triton ® -X100, 100mM NaF, 10 mM Na 4 P 2 O 7 , Complete ® protease inhibitor).
  • the cells were detached using a cell scraper (Corning, Cat. No. 3010) and well contents transferred to Eppendorf reaction tubes. Cell fragments were removed by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 13000 rpm and 4°C and the supernatant was added to 2x Laemmli sample buffer in a 1:1 (v/v) ratio. Cellular proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane (PROTRAN ® BA 85, Schleicher&Schuell, Cat. No. 10 401196) by semi-dry western-blotting.
  • IGF-IR An antibody specific for IGF-IR (C-20, Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, Cat. No. sc-713) was used to determine protein levels of IGF-IR.
  • 3T3 cells (1 x 10 5 /ml) expressing recombinantly high numbers (> 10 5 ) human IR were plated in MEM Dulbecco medium (DMEM) with high glucose (PAA, Cat. No. E15-009) supplemented with 2mM L-Glutamin (Gibco, Cat. No. 25030-024) and 10% heat inactivated FCS (PAA, Cat. No. A15-771).
  • DMEM MEM Dulbecco medium
  • PAA high glucose
  • 2mM L-Glutamin Gibco, Cat. No. 25030-02
  • 10% heat inactivated FCS (PAA, Cat. No. A15-771).
  • Six bottles in the T175 format were inoculated with 20 ml cells in the respective medium for each experiment and cultivated for two days at 37°C and 5% CO 2 to obtain confluent cell monolayers.
  • I 125 -labeled insulin peptide (Amersham, Cat. No. IM166, ⁇ 2000 Ci/mmol), solubilized in 0.1% CH 3 COOH, were diluted in binding buffer to a final activity of 4*10 5 counts/(minute*ml).
  • 75 ⁇ l of antibody together with 25 ⁇ l of prediluted I 125 -labeled insulin peptide was added to 200 ⁇ l of cell suspension (final antibody concentration 200 nM) and incubated for 3,5 h at 4°C. Cells were reisolated by centrifugation for 5 minutes at 2000 rpm and supernatant was removed.
  • phosphorylation of IGF-IR was determined in the absence of IGF-I ligand but in the presence of the antibody of the invention and a reference antibody ( ⁇ IR3, Oncogene, Germany). This was performed by a western-blotting analysis with phosphorylation-state specific antibodies.
  • 3T3 cells (ATCC CRL 1658) transfected with IGF-IR (5*10 4 cells/ml, Pietrzkowski, Z., et al., Cell Growth Differ. 4 (1992) 199-205 ) were plated in MEM Dulbecco medium (DMEM) with high glucose (PAA, CatNo.
  • Protein G SepharoseTM beads (Amersham Biosciences, CatNo. 17-0618-01) were added followed by another incubation step of 1 hour at 4°C.
  • the beads with bound antibody-protein-complexes were isolated by centrifugation (1 minute at 2000 rpm and 4°C) and washed three times with wash buffer (lysis buffer with only 0.1% Triton-X100). After boiling the beads in Laemmli sample buffer, cellular proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane (PROTRAN BA 85, Schleicher&Schuell, CatNo. 10 401196) by semi-dry western-blotting.
  • a phosphotyrosine specific antibody (Upstate, clone 4G10, CatNo. 05-321, recognizing tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins) was used to determine phosphorylation status of immunopurified IGF-IR.
  • phosphorylated Akt/PKB an antibody against Akt1 with specificity for phosphorylated Ser473 (Cell Signalling, CatNo. 9271) was applied.
  • Akt/PKB kinase downstream in the signalling pathway of IGF-IR was significantly activated by the reference antibody at concentrations higher than 5 nM but not by the antibody of the invention at concentrations up to 10.000 nM.
  • Tumors were induced in nude mice and treated once with different concentrations of the antibody of the invention. 24 hours after treatment the tumors were extracted and homogenized under liquid nitrogen.
  • Cold lysis buffer was added (50mM Hepes pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EGTA, 10% glycerol, 1% Triton-X100, 100mM NaF, 1 mM Na 3 VO 4 , 10 mM Na 4 P 2 O 7 , CompleteTM protease inhibitor, 1mM PMSF) in a buffer-volume to tumor-weight ratio of 3:1 and thoroughly mixed with the thawing tumor homogenate.
  • tumor volume [mg] (length x (width) 2 ).
  • Antibody was administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) at 10ml/ kg. Treatment was started with doubled doses of the antibody administered in doubled volumes. Tumors were induced in nude mice as described above. After tumors had grown to an average volume of 160 mg, mice were treated intraperitoneally six times once a week with 6, 0.6 and 0.06 mg/ kg of antibody as consecutive doses starting with 12, 1.2 and 0.12 mg/ kg as loading dose given once on the first day of treatment.
  • the experiment demonstrates that blocking of the IGF-IR axis by rhu anti-IGF-IR mAb 18 results in antitumoral efficacy when administered as a single agent at 6 and 0.6 mg/kg. In contrast, 0.06 mg/kg had no effect on tumor growth.
  • antibody 18 was tested in combination with gemcitabine in the same model. Tumors were induced as described above and treatment was initiated when tumors had established and grown to 170mm 3 average in all groups. Antibody was administered once a week i.p. at 6 and 0.6 mg/kg and in combination with 62 mg/kg of gemcitabine at 0.6 mg. Gemcitabine was administered one cycle i.e. every third day for four times in total. Treatment was started by administering doubled doses of the antibody. The experiment demonstrated that treatment with antibody 18 administered once every seven days inhibits tumor growth by itself and enhances the effectiveness of gemcitabine, a known antimetabolic compound.
  • Tumors were induced in nude mice essentially as described in Example 15 except that murine 3T3 fibroblasts overexpressing the human IGF-IR were used. Mice with established tumors of approximately 180 mg were treated intraperitoneally once weekly for seven times with 18, 6 or 0.6 mg/kg of antibody 18. Treatment was started with doubled doses of antibody given as loading dose (36, 12 and 1.2 mg/kg). The experiment demonstrates that by treatment with the antibody, tumor growth can be delayed when administered at 18 and 6 mg/kg once weekly.
  • IGF-I receptor IGF-IR
  • Human tumor cells (HT29, 5 x 10 4 cells/ml) in RPMI 1640 medium (PAA, Cat. No. E15-039) supplemented with 2 mM L-Glutamin, 1x non-essential aminoacids (Gibco, Cat. No. 11140-035), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco, Cat. No. 11360-039) and 10% heat inactivated FCS (PAA, Cat. No. A15-771). For each incubation period one 12 well plate was inoculated with 1 ml cells in the respective medium for each experiment and cultivated for 24 hours at 37°C and 5% CO 2 .
  • PAA Human tumor cells
  • the medium was carefully removed and replaced by different concentrations of antibody diluted in the respective medium.
  • medium was replaced by either medium without antibody or medium with a control antibody (AB-1, Oncogene, Cat. No. GR11).
  • AB-1 Oncogene, Cat. No. GR11
  • Cells were incubated at 37°C and 5% CO 2 and individual plates were taken out for further processing after 15 minutes, 24 hours and 48 hours.
  • the medium was carefully removed by aspiration and 100 ⁇ l of cold lysis buffer was added per well (50mM Hepes pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EGTA, 10% glycerol, 1% Triton ® -X100, 100mM NaF, 10 mM Na 4 P 2 O 7 , Complete ® protease inhibitor).
  • the cells were detached using a cell scraper (Corning, Cat. No. 3010) and well contents transferred to Eppendorf reaction tubes. Cell fragments were removed by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 13000 rpm and 4°C and the supernatant was added to 2x Laemmli sample buffer in a 1:1 (v/v) ratio. Cellular proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane (PROTRAN ® BA 85, Schleicher&Schuell, Cat. No. 10 401196) by semi-dry western-blotting.
  • IGF-IR An antibody specific for IGF-IR (C-20, Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, Cat. No. sc-713) was used to determine protein levels of IGF-IR.

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